Table 1.
Total Mental Health Service Expenditures, by Province, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.
| Mental Health Care Services (2013-2014) | NL | PE | NS | NB | QC | ON | MB | SK | AB | BC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population estimates, 2013-2014 (in millions) | 0.53 | 0.15 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 8.16 | 13.56 | 1.27 | 1.11 | 4.00 | 4.59 | 35.04 |
| ($000,000) | |||||||||||
| General hospital inpatient costs | 29.7 | 17.2 | 59.6 | 97.5 | 490.7 | 844.7 | 94.5 | 77.9 | 328.0 | 356.4 | 2,396.2 |
| Psychiatric hospital inpatient costs | 19.2 | 1.6 | 39.3 | 111.8 | 203.5 | 889.3 | 15.3 | 46.8 | 260.3 | 40.1 | 1,627.2 |
| Psychiatrist FFS payment | 6.8 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 273.2 | 417.0 | 28.0 | 14.2 | 149.0 | 142.9 | 1,047.7 |
| Psychiatrist alternative payment | 16.7 | 2.4 | n/a | 17.2 | 120.4 | 38.2 | 17.1 | 20.5 | n/a | 49.5 | 281.9 |
| Total clinical payments to GP for psychotherapy/ counselling | 1.8 | n/a | 3.5 | 3.3 | 14.7 | 175.6 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 92.5 | 50.6 | 356.9 |
| Estimated public-paid amount for psychotherapeutic medications | 12.7 | 3.4 | 26.0 | 18.8 | 332.6 | 367.5 | 32.2 | 32.6 | 115.6 | 101.0 | 1,042.4 |
Note: According to Statistics Canada, data for Newfoundland and Labrador have not been finalized for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 and should be considered preliminary. Fee-for-service (FFS) payments are based on data submitted to the National Physician Database, with the exception of Prince Edward Island for 2008-2009 to 2014-2015, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador for 2010-2011 to 2013-2014, which submitted fee-for-service information with alternative clinical payment data collection. GP, general practitioner.